Improvement in grain-gradles



vM. R. FLANDERS.

Grain Cradle. No. 24,550. Patented June 28, 1859.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSES It. FLANDERS, OF PARISHVILL-E, NEW YORK IMPROVEMENT IN GRAlN-CRADLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 24,550, dated June 28, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MosEs R. FLANDERS, of Parishville, in the county of St. Lawrence and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Grain-Cradle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a section of the same, showing the manner in which the finger-standard is attached to the snath. Fig. 3 isasection of the snath, showing its lower part with its fastenings. Fig. 4 is a section of two of the fingers of the same, taken in the line 00 .10 of Fig. 1.

This invention consists in a novel mode of attaching the finger-standard to the snath and bracing the fingers, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby the several parts are rendered capable of being readily adjusted to suitthe operator,or as occasion may require,and a very strong and durable implement is obtained.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents the snath of the implement, the lower part of whichmay be of the usual form; but the upper part is made of a rather more sinuous form than usual, as shown at a, Fig. 1.

B isafinger-standard, thelower end of which has a metal rod, 0, attached at right'angles, said rod having its outer end bent upward and hooked to the lower finger, as shown at a". (See Figsl and 2.) The rodOpasses through an eye, I), which is secured by a nut, c, in a metal projection, 0, attached to a ferrule, E, which is on the lower end of the suath. To the standard 13 a series of fingers, F, are attached. These fingers are of the usual form, and are secured to the standard in the ordinary way. On each finger F a metal collar, d, is placed and permanently secured. These collars cl are connected together by rods 6, which overlap each other between the fingers, each pair of rods being fitted in a socket, G, and secured therein by aset-screw, f, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The sockets G are of metal, and the rods 6 are connected to the collars by hooks and eyes 9 h, the latter being attached to the collars, and the former being formed at the ends of the rods. This is clearly shown in Fig. 4.

11 represents finger-braces, each of whichis formed of two rods, z i, which overlap each other and are fitted in a socket, I, and secured therein by a setscrew, j. One rod '5 of each brace is attached to the snath, and the other rod is attached toafiuger, F. (See more particularly Fig. 1.) The finger-standard Bis braced by two braces,J, which are also formed each of two rods, 70 k, connected by a socket, K, and screw 1, one rod in being attachedto the snath and the other to tho finger-standard. The ferrule E has a lip or projection, m, formed on it, and a jaw, it, passes through the ferrule, the said jaw having a screw-thread formed on its tang, on which a nut, 0,is fitted. (See Fig. 2.)

To the outer part of the rod C a bearing, 1;, is attached for the scythe, which is shown in red in Figs. 1 and 2.

From the above description of parts it will be seen that the fingers F may be more or less distended by adjusting the rods 0 in their sockets G, and the fingers by said rods may be secured ata proper distance apart. It will also be seen that the finger F maybe virtually increased or decreased in length by adjusting the rod 0 in the eye I), which, in connection with the braces H J, secure the fingers and standard to the snath. By having the braces H J formed each of two rods connected by a socket and set-screws said braces are enabled to be adjusted and lengthened or shortened to suit the position of the fingers and standard. The fingers also are allowed to be set farther in and from the suath to suit the operator. In fact, the fingers admitot' ageneral adjustment--all that may be desired to suit any operator-and still work equally well at any point of adjustment within the range of their movement. The scythe is secured between the lip m and jaw it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Attaching the finger-standard B to the snath A by means of the rod 0 and eye I), secured respectively to the standard and suath, in connection with the compensating or adjustable braces H J, the whole being constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

MOSES R. FLANDERS. Witnesses:

DAVID DAGGETT, ANSEL S. SMITH. 

